Reason (R) : Panchayati Raj institutions are having three tier systems in planning and executing development projects within their jurisdiction.

Codes :

(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

32. Who propounded the Heartland Theory used in political geography ?

(A) Alfred Mackinder

(B) O.H.K. Spate

(C) Arthur Geddes

(D) J.A. Steers

33. What do you mean by ‘Lebensraum’ in political geography ?

(A) Dead space

(B) Living space

(C) Administrative unit

(D) Religious organization

34. Which one of the following factors affecting more at present to the voting behaviour in India ?

(A) Development

(B) Caste system

(C) Religion base

(D) Old base of political parties

35. Which of the following names of shifting cultivation in Orissa is correct ?

(A) Podu

(B) Bewar

(C) Pendo

(D) Jhum

36. India has been divided into 13 Macro Planning regions. Which of the following authors have delineated planning regions of India ?

(A) P. Sen Gupta and Sadasyuk Gailina

(B) R.P. Mishra, K.V. Sundaram and V.L.S. Prakasa Rao

(C) L.S. Bhatt

(D) O.H.K. Spate & Learmonth

37. Which of the following geographers defined region as : “A geographic area unified culturally, unified at first economically and later by consensus of thought, education, recreation etc. which distinguishes it from other areas.” ?

(A) Vidal de la Blache

(B) A.J. Herbertson

(C) R.E. Dickinson

(D) K. Young

38. ‘The Eardkunde’ was published in the year 1817. Which one of the following authored the book?

(A) O. Peschel

(B) Carl Ritter

(C) W.M. Davis

(D) G. Taylor

39. Regional Imbalances of Economic development largely affected by which of the following factors ? (A) Regional disparity in resources

(B) Lesser resource utilization

(C) Lack of education

(D) Lesser demand of the people

40. Match the following List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given :

Match list Book and Geographer Match list Book and Geographer

List – I (Book)

List – II (Geographer)

A. Geographia

i. Alexander von Humboldt

B. Cosmos

ii. Reclus

C. Nations and Nationalities

iii. Ratzel

D. Anthropogeography

iv. Strabo

Q-40 Match list CodesQ-40 Match list Codes

Codes:

A

B

C

D

(A)

ii

iii

I

iv

(B)

I

ii

iii

iv

(C)

iv

i

ii

iii

(D)

iii

ii

iv

i

41. The Pir Panjal range lies in

(A) Outer Himalayas

(B) Trans Himalayas

(C) Greater Himalayas

(D) Middle Himalayas

42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :